The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-01-20
THUHMAN's TROUGH $.



The TX ,nstor Dlscourses Philosophlcally
on the Grea' ness of this Country aud the
Importance of,hs Labor QUESTION.
COLUMBUS o, jan, 18 Ex-senator
Thurman. Iu 40 interview speaking OF
the career and great growth OF this
country, said:
"0ur peacsful career, our marvellous
growth in population and wealth, the
new and strong vitality which sprang
from the wounds VI civil war, our great
system Of Transforming soldiers and OuI
general Olity, are all exceptions to the
rule IN national history, bus what l.
more wonderful aid exec tionRi still,
there ha- yer been political eXecu'
tiOn OrdA ed by civil tT bansl duTln g
the one hundred and four years Of OuT
national existence. Ylu may search
the WOr d's history, an you viii d d nc
parallel TO th8g There have been trials
for irra-On IN T. p civil cOnfta, buI
no NAV ever suff rad desh by thr
Judgment of civil court for =
poll ical Off5nse. The nearest approach
u IL were limited humber OF
military trials for OffpBses asainst the
~ es and articles of war. Why may
we not continue on for the next aud the
next century as We did during the last,
Droyi, the tallscy of the predictions
uade hundred years ago, that the re-
public could no. survive either it's own
weight or the inevitable internal com
motions thet would ensue. 10 my mind
the labor question Is be great question
Of the hour, not OnlV In our own COun-
try but throughout Eur pc and th" CIV
ilIZed world; and statesmen everywhere
would d. well to recognizes the fact and
take wise action accordingly"
"DO you anticipate disastrous results
in our own country In the settlement
or solution of this question:"
mo, / do not, unless 1t ahould be
through the criminal misconduct or the
legislative and governing powers, and
even then 1t will readjnst itself In time.
| am not what may be termed
an Optimist on this ,qqestion'
but am far from being q
Dps imist. l bAlieve In the sVerage
good of human nature, and have faith
In the heaveTage intelligence or the Amerl
can people, at least This question will
wOrF itself out bv processes ard in a
manner which none Uf US can yet, per-
maps, conceive of. The solution may
come when 1t seems the fur hest of, and
ny means the very simplicity OF which
will be future marvel to those who
look back and see the complications and
me pOrtentiOus shortcomings OF the past
Men must work In the future, because
food and clothing and comfort for them
selves and families can be gained In no
ther way by the prepOndprating mass
Of mankind. Peaceful and harmonious
relations will lessen the gnrdens OF this
task, which will end only when Gabriel
sounds him rumpst. That two legged
animal without feathers called man is
not q fool, eitner in the abstract or In
the cOncrste, whatever he may be under
isolated ciTcumstanc, s. II is growing
intellectually stronger, and this
strength will be even more potent han
the sword IN settling Vexed questions
In the future, or at least direct the
sword to do more efficsciOus and less
monstrOus work. l nave no doubt but
the labor question, with all its intrlca
cies, with all It's doubts and fears and
smothe ed passions, are the false and
Dernicious Issues that the devil or some
of his imps now seem bent on dragging
into it, will be satisfactorily solved In
the end, and with fewer shocks than the
iimid ones now anticipate"